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All-CIAA preseason team and standings revealed

Jul 24, 2008

Petersburg, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its Pre-season All-CIAA Football Team and Predicted Order of Finish at the Football Press Conference and Luncheon, this afternoon.

This year's press conference featured the 2008 season theme, "Conference of the Quarterbacks." Several of the returning quarterbacks for this season where in attendance and held interviews with the media.

With a slightly difference format than previous years, each football coach was interviewed by Stan Lewter of the Urban Sports and Entertainment Group as they shared their outlooks for the upcoming year.

The All-CIAA Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish are listed below:

Predicted Order of Finish

Eastern Division
Virginia Union University
Elizabeth City State University
Bowie State University
Virginia State University
Saint Paul's College

Western Division
Shaw University
Fayetteville State University
Saint Augustine's College
Johnson C. Smith University
Livingstone College
Chowan University

2008 All-CIAA Preseason Team-Offense

TIGHT END

Michael Thornton -- SPC

LINEMAN

Dawayne Frost -- BSU
Rashawn Curry -- JCSU
Oliver Pazdry -- SHAW
Kynneth Moses -- VUU
Laquentin Blair -- VUU

WIDE RECEIVERS

Lenell King -- SHAW
Michael Hampton -- VUU

QUARTERBACK

Lamar Little -- VUU

RUNNING BACK

Issac Redman -- BSU
Tarian Donaldson -- VUU

2008 All-CIAA Preseason Team-Defense

LINEMEN

Willie McCordy -- BSU
Marcus Kennedy -- SAC
Louis Ellis -- SHAW
Martellus Braxton -- SHAW

LINEBACKER

Terrell Allen -- FSU
Clinton Gee -- SPC
Brandon Smith -- VUU

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Donte' Wise -- FSU
Greg Toler -- SPC
Monte Coleman -- SHAW
Andre' Lipscomb -- VSU

PUNTER

Daniel Mendez -- ECSU

PUNT RETURNER

Robert Brown -- SHAW